NOVEMBER 2021

The entire Papalia Training team had an incredible 2021 show season, everyone worked so hard all year and ended up with great results, accomplishing many goals.

Cynthia Kruger dominated in the .85 ring all year, with Champion and Reserve at almost every show.

Karen Mori and Viento took on both the hunter and jumper ring with great success. Many new goals for next year, we can’t wait for all that’s to come for them.

In their very first CET Mini Medal Regional Finals, Bryn Harvey and Kiwi finished 3rd and Sawyer MacKenzie and Felix in 5th Place - it was also Sawyer and Felix’s first show together.

Lizzy MacDonald rode Felix in the TBGHS, finishing 8th in the Medal Finals. Thank you Sawyer and Kristi Buender. Lizzy also rode Emma’s horse Hello Harry in the CET Regional Medal Finals to great success and wonderful rounds in her first year competing in the big medal. Thank you to Emma for lending Harry who is such a confidence booster.

Emma Woo and Adriana 56 were great all year and had a solid end to the season finishing 3rd Place in the TBGHS Medal Finals, 2nd Place in Jump Canada Medal Regional Final and 6th Place in the Jump Canada Medal National Finals in Calgary.

Emma also moved up to the 1.30 ring with her horse Harry this year and they had great success and many top placings all year.

Jessica Felcan and Emoji came in 5th Place in the TBGHS Medal Finals, and 4th Place in the CET Regional Finals. Unfortunately, Emoji had a minor injury after arriving at the Royal West, yet Jessica got the ride on Cortofino and ended up 2nd Place overall in the CET Medal National Finals. A huge thank you to Mikayla Brabant for lending Jess Cortofino, he is a very special boy.

Ashley and Cacharel had numerous placings in the CSI 3* 1.35/1.40 Divisions at August Thunderbird; 5th Place in the $10,000 1.40 Grand Prix in September, with Reserve Champion in the 1.40 Division. At Royal West they finished 3rd Place in the $75,000 1.45 Canadian Championships, finishing 8th overall.

Congratulations to sales graduates Houston and Picasso. Houston qualified for the National Hunter Derby Finals and finished second in the west overall. So happy for his success. Picasso had a spectacular season in the pre greens and hunter derbies, winning the Ashby Series over all hunter derby horses, and competed well in his first national hunter derby finals.

Congratulations also to Kira Gillespie on the purchase of her new horse, exciting to see what this pair will do.

Lastly, we would also like to welcome Mady Sadek and her lovely horses Bee and Exie to the barn.

Looking forward to a heading down to California in February with the whole team and to see what 2022 has in store for us.

JULY 2021

We are so happy to finally be back to horse showing after such a long break!

We had a great time at the Southlands show in June, and just had a wonderful two weeks at Thunderbird. All of the horses and riders were fantastic, and we had tons of fun and laughs with the whole team.

Some of the highlights from July Thunderbird:

Jess Felcan - Winner CET and Jump Canada, Week 1.
Emma Woo - Winner Jump Canada, 3rd CET, Week 2.
Quarteron - Reserve Champion 1st Year Green, Week 1.
Hello Harry - 2nd 1.20 Jr/Am Classic.
Emostonis - 2nd 1.30 Jr/Am Classic.
Cacharel - Reserve Champion 1.30.
Kiwi - Champion 1.0 Week 1, a win in the 1.10, and great results in the .90 with Bryn.
Sawyer MacKenzie and Lance - Reserve Champion, Pre-Child, Week 2.
Lady in Red - Champion .75, and some beautiful trips with Cyndy Kruger.
Karen Mori putting in stellar rounds on Viento in the Modifieds.
Lizzy MacDonald finishing in the ribbons in her first CET on a catch ride.
Lola had a great start to her first horse show experience with Joanne Neilson.
Captain Cook winning the Jr/AO Classic.

JANUARY 2021

Happy New Year!

New sales ponies arriving this month!

WINTER 2020

Papalia Training would like to welcome ‘Chacco Boy’ - a 2015 gelding by Cigaret; ‘Quino’ - a 2014 gelding by Canabis x Oakland; and ‘KBs Capable to Do’ - a 2015 gelding by Glasgow.

Congratulations to the owners of these wonderful horses, and as always, thank you to our European partner, Equine Finesse, for finding us the perfect horses.

We would also like to congratulate Rolex, Hennessey, Mistletoe, Jack Frost, and Cupcake for all finding their perfect homes this winter. We look forward to hearing about the great things they all do with their new owners.

FALL 2020

We would like to welcome Lizzy Macdonald and her three horses to the barn, as well as Bryn and Karena Harvey - we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new horse ‘Kiwi’ from Belgium.

AUGUST 2020

Our usual summer show season was put to a halt this year after California due to the pandemic, but we were thankfully able to attend a small COVID-friendly horse show at Southlands Riding Club in Vancouver. Everyone was able to get out and enjoy some nice weather and wonderful courses.

Emma Woo and Adriana 56 were 4th in their first every open hunter derby, Champion in their equitation division, as well as third overall in the 3 Phase Medal.

Joanne Nielsen and Wyatt were Reserve Champion in her hunter division as well as 2nd in the hunter phase of her medal.

Jinelle Girard and Houston were Champion in her 2’6 hunter division as well as Reserve in her 2’6 equitation division.

Ashley Papalia and Quateron won Champion in Quateron’s first time out doing the 3’3 hunters.

Looking forward to the next show.

MARCH 2020

The group of horses that travelled down to HITS Coachella in California had great success.

Our resident Prince Charming, ‘Impact’, was sold back into Canada, and we have been enjoying getting updates about how wonderful he’s doing.

Paddy also sold back into Canada to a very nice family who leased him while down in California. Both horses are happy and doing well.

Cacharel KDW Z finished the three weeks jumping super in the 1.35 classes. This is only the beginning for this mare - looking forward to where the year will bring her.

Another very successful winter circuit down in California, looking forward to our return.

DECEMBER 2019

2019 has been a successful year for the entire Papalia Training team with so many goals reached.

Congratulations to the whole team for all of your hard work! Numerous placings and goals were met in the hunter, jumper, and equitation rings for all riders of Papalia Training in the 2019 season.

Jessica Felcan had an outstanding year in the Equitation aboard her horse Emostonis. Winning numerous classes all year, and winning the Regional Medal Finals. Jessica also moved up to the 1.30 Jumpers with Emostonis (unicorn status achieved!)

Halle Gainey was named to the the FEI Junior Nations Cup Team at May Thunderbird riding Imousin Van Den Dael.

Emma Woo had an amazing first season in the 1.20 Jumpers with Harry Hello Z, and in the Equitation aboard her new horse, Adriana 56. Emma and Harry also won the 2019 JC Anderson Legacy Medal, a program that supports equestrian athletes under the age of 25 across Canada. Read the full press release here.

Congratulations to Jinelle Girard on her year end domination of the Pre-Adult Hunters and Equitation - winning Champion or Reserve every time out this year!

Quarteron placed 2nd in the Ashby Canadian Derby Series at June Thunderbird in his first ever derby.

Both Quarteron and Houston had a fantastic first year in the derbies, and we’re looking forward to more success in 2020 with both of these superstars.

So proud of everyone’s accomplishments this year!

I’d also like to thank and congratulate all of the clients who bought or sold horses through us here at Papalia Training. I take great pride in finding and helping people find their unicorns, so thank you again for trusting me with that process.

Looking forward to a busy and eventful 2020.

OCTOBER 2019

A great horse show to finish off our regular season at BCHJA Finals. Some highlights would be:

Jessica Felcan winning the CET Regionals and the JC Medal, also finishing 5th in the TBGHS Finals
Emma Woo finishing in the Top 6 in CET Regionals, finishing 3rd in the JC Medal, and finishing 4th in the TBGHS Medal Finals
Halle Gainey finishing in the Top 8 in CET Regionals on a Catchride, and super rides on her jumper Imousin
Jinelle Girard Champion Pre Adult Eq and Pre Adult Hunter and a super ride in the Hunter Classic
Joanne Neilson and Wyatt had great placings in the modified hunters
Stallion Quarteron owned by Lynn & Bill Blake of Shadowridge Farms 4th in the Canadian Hunter Derby and great placings in the USEF Greens.

A wonderful end to a great season for everyone!

MARCH 2019

We had a great time in Thermal this year! Excellent horses, and an excellent crew! Thank you to those that made this show run so well!

JANUARY 2019

After a busy fall and winter, I would like to take a moment to congratulate everyone on a super successful 2018 season.

Halle Gainey and her horse, Steel Magnolias, traveled back east to Toronto and competed in the Jump Canada medal finals, as well as the C.E.T. medal finals with great results, earning a 5th overall in the JC, and an 8th overall in the C.E.T.

I would also like to congratulate the Felcan family on the purchase of our beloved Emoji. They are already proving to be a top partnership, earning top results in their first show together. We look forward to an exciting future for them!

More congratulations go out to a few other riders who earned overall success in their divisions for the year at the awards gala:

Emma Woo: Reserve Champion B Equitation, riding both Notable and Arendelle.
Joanne Neilsen: 4th in both the Mod Jr/Am Hunters and Equitation on her horse Wyatt.
Cynthia Kruger: 4th in her 3’ Jr/Am Jumpers on her horse Nikita.

Finally, I’d like to welcome Harry to the barn, and congratulate the Woo family on their perfect new addition. We couldn’t be happier with how perfect he is!

Thank you to everyone for a fantastic and successful 2018, can’t wait to see what’s in store for this year!

~Ashley

DECEMBER 2017

Papalia Training enjoyed a very successful show season with new and exciting partnerships being made.

Highlights from our fall shows include:

7th Grand Prix BCHJA for Ashley and Imousin
6th Canadian Hunter Derby for Ashley and Arendelle
2nd CET Regional Medal finals for Jessica and Lance
Notable qualifying, competing, and placing in the Canadian Hunter Derby finals at Royal West
Novello 7th Place Jr/Am Derby Royal West with Brooke Davies
Emma Woo and Notable had top placings in the Eq divisions all season
Jessica Felcan and La Corrado qualified and competed at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto in the CET National medal finals. They put in a solid jumping phase and enjoyed the learning experience of their first finals and first year competing at the 3’6/3’9 level.

We are gearing up for an exciting winter circuit with a bunch of sales horses and clients heading to HITS Coachella in California mid February.

Be sure to take a look at our sales horses - we currently have lots of great horses for every level. Check them out here, here, and here!

Wishing everyone a safe and wonderful holiday season from Papalia Training!

JUNE 2017

Everyone had a great time down in Paso Robles, California this winter. Bringing home top ribbons in the hunters, equitation, and jumpers. Jessica Felcan was Champion Jr. Eq. and Brooke Davies was Reserve Champion Adult Eq. It was a great start to our 2017 season!

The first local show of the season at Thunderbird Show Park went very well for all of the horses. Imousin Van Den Dael, who is newly imported from Belgium, won a class in the 1.25 and was in the top placings the next day in the 1.30 jumping clear. Jessica Felcan had an amazing first show moving up to the 3'6/3'9 equitation on her horse La Corrado. They were Reserve Champion A Eq. as well as a Top 6 placing in the TBGHS Medal and Top 4 in the Jump Canada. Emma Woo and Vivaldi finished out their last show together Champion in the B Eq., and a second in the TBGHS Mini Medal. Well done everyone!!

We would like to welcome Cynthia Kruger to the barn with her new mare, Nikita, who has just come over from Belgium.

Lastly, a big congratulations to Erin Rorabaugh on the purchase of Julesraimus de Barisy. Jules arrived to us in December and was sold to his new home in California in January. Jules has been very successful jumping the 1.45/1.50 Grand Prixs down in California since his sale. We look forward to all of the updates from this very special horse!

DECEMBER 2016

The whole group at Papalia Training had a wonderful season, all reaching personal goals, and some with new horses, others just starting out and jumping their first courses. Looking forward to building for another FUN year!

We have a few spots remaining for the 2017 season, lessons, training horses, consignment horses welcome. Riders of any age and experience level. In barn lease options available, EQ horse, jumpers.

JANUARY 13, 2016

A HUGE congratulations to Arora Peters who finished Reserve Champion at the CET National Medal Finals in Toronto! Thank you so much to Westhaven Farms for the lease of a wonderful horse. As well, thank you to RJ Classic and Dora Frike for their sponsorship of Arora at the CET Medal Finals. We had a great time and are so proud of Arora.

Congratulations to the Gainey family on the purchase of an eight year old imported mare, Steel Magnolias, for their daughter Halle. We're very excited to be working alongside Tamara this year with both Halle and Bria Gainey to help them achieve their riding goals.

Papalia Training will be heading down to Thermal, California next month (February 16 - March 7) with another great group of students and sales horses.

We're looking forward to a busy and exciting 2016!

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The Papalia Training Team had an awesome summer! Thank you so much to every body for all of the help and hard work. Everyone had great results at the summer shows. A huge congratulations to all of our riders for all of their amazing achievements!

Emma Woo and Polly Wanna Ribbon finished 3rd provincially in the Large Pony Hunters. Claire Dembek, competing in her first ever CET Regional Medal Finals, finished 8th overall riding Vivaldi, and moved up very well throughout the year. Sales horse Emoji and Arora Peters finished 2nd in the Thunderbird Good Hands and Seat Finals, and at the BCHJA Fall Show, Arora qualified to go to the Royal Winter Fair for the CET Regional Medal Finals. Great riding everyone and good luck in Toronto, Arora!

Several sales horses are leaving to new owners and new homes and we wish them all the best. Roupen is off to sunny San Diego, Bennie, Brando, and Oregon are off as well, and Ayden left in August. We still have some wonderful sales horses and ponies, be sure to check out the sales page!

JUNE 2, 2015

We had a great two weeks at Thunderbird Show Park. Amazing weather, amazing clients and horses, and an amazing facility we are lucky to be so close to. A big thanks to Tamara Hall for all of her help in and out of the ring, and to the whole group for such great teamwork and great riding! Lots learned these last two weeks - excited for the next shows!

MARCH 30, 2015

It's been a very busy two months. We had a great time at Thermal; new horses, and lots of horses found new homes. Congratulations to the new owners of Winston, Denali, Charlie, and Cookie! We will miss them all around the farm. A huge thank you to Tamara Hall and Arora Peters for all the help, riding, and fun!! Also thank you so much to Rhonda Thompson at Jump Start Stables for keeping everything so organized and coming down to show Winston. Looking forward to the next shows!

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

2015 has been a busy year already. We're looking forward to heading down to Thermal this week with seven horses and ponies... Can't wait to start the show season in the sun!

We’ve been proudly feeding Equicel, a premium equine supplemental feed, to all of our horses and have had great results. For more information, email equicelhorsecare@gmail.com. As well, we now have an onsite Equine Therapist for myofascial release (MFR). MFR is a soft tissue therapy for the treatment of skeletal muscle immobility and pain.

There are several new sales horses in the barn right now; take a look at the sales page!

Last but not least, a big welcome to the barn to Claire Dembeck and Fiona Ross and their lovely horses.

Here’s to a great 2015 show season!

November 12, 2014

Firstly, a big congratulations to everyone for a successful 2014 show season!

We would like to welcome all of the new faces around the barn. It looks like it will be a great winter and a very fun 2015 season. Welcome to the barn!!

Papalia Training has moved to a new location! We are now accepting new clients into the lesson and training program, as well as sales horses. We also have lease horses and ponies available; all have show miles, and are jr/am safe. Please contact if you're interested.

MAY 7, 2014

Congratulations to Jane Norman on the purchase of 'Sinbad'. Thank you SO much to the Buender family and Rachel Coldham of Roxbury Showjumping for letting this lovely horse come to our barn. We're delighted he's here to stay!

Also a big congratulations to Emma and Nora Woo on the purchase of 'Foxens Little Treat' aka 'Cookie'. We are so happy he will remain in the barn with such a nice little girl to love him.

March 11, 2014

Congratulations to the new owners of Tatum and Foxens Good Sport! We wish them all the best!

Papalia Training welcomes Vicki Felcan and her two children Jessica and Jeffery to the team. They have a lovely group of ponies, and are a pleasure to work with.

November 24, 2013

Welcome to the barn 'Sinbad'! A sales horse that Taia Dopson will have the ride on until sold. A BIG thank you to Rachel Coldham and Roxbury Showjumping.

November 17, 2013

Papalia Training is now accepting sales and training horses as well as students of any experience level!

Facilities available.

Please contact us for details.